Older women who continue to support adult children, grandchildren and other relatives are carrying a growing caregiving burden that needs greater attention, according to Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP)
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Contractor Michael Alphonsa Harris is scheduled to appear in Court today charged with assaulting Senator Lisa Cummins and using threatening words. Harris, 56, of Seales Ave, Goodland, St Michael, is
A telecommunications outage has disrupted Customs services at Terminal II of the Grantley Adams International Airport, preventing the processing of payments and clearance of general cargo. The Barbados Customs and
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From today and for the next four days, some schools and businesses will encounter either no water or low pressure as there will be a major disruption to the island’s
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is calling for stronger links between the Caribbean and Africa, saying there is a need to make travel, trade, education and opportunities flow more freely
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Students of Milton Lynch Primary School have settled into their new premises at St Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church at Maxwell, Christ Church. Teachers reported everything went smoothly in the relocation
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Government is working with the local private sector and regional partners in a major effort to secure a more reliable supply of goods for Barbados. Minister of Energy, Business Development
The following statement was issued by president of the Barbados Union of Teachers, Rudy Lovell, ahead of the new academic year. As we begin a new academic year, the Barbados
The following statement was issued by The Hope Foundation on the death of president Shelley Weir. It is with profound sadness that the Board, members and wider family of Hope
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President of The Hope Foundation Shelley Weir has passed away. Weir, who was diagnosed with lupus back in June 1990, died around 4 a.m. today. She had been hospitalised for